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Mannan HA, Idris A, Nasir R, Mukhtar H, Qadir D, Suleman H, Basit A. Interfacial Tailoring of Polyether Sulfone-Modified Silica Mixed Matrix Membranes for CO 2 Separation. MEMBRANES 2022; 12:membranes12111129. [PMID: 36422121 PMCID: PMC9698322 DOI: 10.3390/membranes12111129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2022] [Revised: 11/03/2022] [Accepted: 11/09/2022] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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In this work, in situ polymerization of modified sol-gel silica in a polyether sulfone matrix is presented to control the interfacial defects in organic-inorganic composite membranes. Polyether sulfone polymer and modified silica are used as organic and inorganic components of mixed matrix membranes (MMM). The membranes were prepared with different loadings (2, 4, 6, and 8 wt.%) of modified and unmodified silica. The synthesized membranes were characterized using Field emission electron scanning microscopy, energy dispersive X-ray, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, thermogravimetric analyzer, and differential scanning calorimetry. The performance of the membranes was evaluated using a permeation cell set up at a relatively higher-pressure range (5-30 bar). The membranes appear to display ideal morphology with uniform distribution of particles, defect-free structure, and absence of interfacial defects such as voids and particle accumulations. Additionally, the CO2/CH4 selectivity of the membrane increased with the increase in the modified silica content. Further comparison of the performance indicates that PES/modified silica MMMs show a promising feature of commercially attractive membranes. Therefore, tailoring the interfacial morphology of the membrane results in enhanced properties and improved CO2 separation performance.
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- Hafiz Abdul Mannan
- Chemical Engineering Department, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Bandar Seri Iskandar 32610, Perak, Malaysia
- Institute of Polymer and Textile Engineering, University of the Punjab, Lahore 54590, Pakistan
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- Department of Natural Sciences, Mid Sweden University, 85230 Sundsvall, Sweden
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Jeddah, Jeddah 23890, Saudi Arabia
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- Chemical Engineering Department, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Bandar Seri Iskandar 32610, Perak, Malaysia
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- School of Computing, Engineering and Digital Technologies, Teesside University, Middlesbrough TS1 3BX, UK
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- School of Computing, Engineering and Digital Technologies, Teesside University, Middlesbrough TS1 3BX, UK
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Gujrat, Gujrat 50700, Pakistan
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Novel polycarbonate membrane embedded with multi-walled carbon nanotube for water treatment: a comparative study between bovine serum albumin and humic acid removal. Polym Bull (Berl) 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s00289-021-03564-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Wong KC, Goh PS, Ismail AF, Kang HS, Guo Q, Jiang X, Ma J. The State-Of-The-Art Functionalized Nanomaterials for Carbon Dioxide Separation Membrane. MEMBRANES 2022; 12:membranes12020186. [PMID: 35207107 PMCID: PMC8879035 DOI: 10.3390/membranes12020186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2021] [Revised: 01/21/2022] [Accepted: 01/26/2022] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Nanocomposite membrane (NCM) is deemed as a practical and green separation solution which has found application in various fields, due to its potential to delivery excellent separation performance economically. NCM is enabled by nanofiller, which comes in a wide range of geometries and chemical features. Despite numerous advantages offered by nanofiller incorporation, fabrication of NCM often met processing issues arising from incompatibility between inorganic nanofiller and polymeric membrane. Contemporary, functionalization of nanofiller which modify the surface properties of inorganic material using chemical agents is a viable approach and vigorously pursued to refine NCM processing and improve the odds of obtaining a defect-free high-performance membrane. This review highlights the recent progress on nanofiller functionalization employed in the fabrication of gas-separative NCMs. Apart from the different approaches used to obtain functionalized nanofiller (FN) with good dispersion in solvent and polymer matrix, this review discusses the implication of functionalization in altering the structure and chemical properties of nanofiller which favor interaction with specific gas species. These changes eventually led to the enhancement in the gas separation efficiency of NCMs. The most frequently used chemical agents are identified for each type of gas. Finally, the future perspective of gas-separative NCMs are highlighted.
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- Kar Chun Wong
- Advanced Membrane Technology Research Centre (AMTEC), School of Chemical and Energy Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor Bahru 81310, Malaysia;
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- Advanced Membrane Technology Research Centre (AMTEC), School of Chemical and Energy Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor Bahru 81310, Malaysia;
- Correspondence: (P.S.G.); (A.F.I.)
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- Advanced Membrane Technology Research Centre (AMTEC), School of Chemical and Energy Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor Bahru 81310, Malaysia;
- Correspondence: (P.S.G.); (A.F.I.)
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- Marine Technology Centre, Institute for Vehicle System & Engineering, School of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor Bahru 81310, Malaysia;
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- State Key Laboratory of High-Efficiency Utilization of Coal and Green Chemical Engineering, Ningxia University, Yinchuan 750021, China; (Q.G.); (X.J.); (J.M.)
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- State Key Laboratory of High-Efficiency Utilization of Coal and Green Chemical Engineering, Ningxia University, Yinchuan 750021, China; (Q.G.); (X.J.); (J.M.)
- School of Mechanical Engineering, Ningxia University, Yinchuan 750021, China
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- State Key Laboratory of High-Efficiency Utilization of Coal and Green Chemical Engineering, Ningxia University, Yinchuan 750021, China; (Q.G.); (X.J.); (J.M.)
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Etemadi H, Afsharkia S, Zinatloo‐Ajabshir S, Shokri E. Effect of alumina nanoparticles on the antifouling properties of polycarbonate‐polyurethane blend ultrafiltration membrane for water treatment. POLYM ENG SCI 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/pen.25764] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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- Habib Etemadi
- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering University of Bonab Bonab Iran
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- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering University of Bonab Bonab Iran
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- Department of Chemical Engineering University of Bonab Bonab Iran
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Shafie SNA, Md Nordin NAH, Bilad MR, Misdan N, Sazali N, Putra ZA, Wirzal MDH, Idris A, Jaafar J, Man Z. [EMIM][Tf2N]-Modified Silica as Filler in Mixed Matrix Membrane for Carbon Dioxide Separation. MEMBRANES 2021; 11:membranes11050371. [PMID: 34069683 PMCID: PMC8161063 DOI: 10.3390/membranes11050371] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2021] [Revised: 05/11/2021] [Accepted: 05/12/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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This study focuses on the effect of modified silica fillers by [EMIN][Tf2N] via physical adsorption on the CO2 separation performance of a mixed matrix membrane (MMM). The IL-modified silica was successfully synthesized as the presence of fluorine element was observed in both Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and X-ray photoelectron spectrometer (XPS) analyses. The prepared MMMs with different loadings of the IL-modified silica were then compared with an unmodified silica counterpart and neat membrane. The morphology of IL-modified MMMs was observed to have insignificant changes, while polymer chains of were found to be slightly more flexible compared to their counterpart. At 2 bar of operating pressure, a significant increase in performance was observed with the incorporation of 3 wt% Sil-IL fillers compared to that of pure polycarbonate (PC). The permeability increased from 353 to 1151 Barrer while the CO2/CH4 selectivity increased from 20 to 76. The aforementioned increment also exceeded the Robeson upper bound. This indicates that the incorporation of fillers surface-modified with ionic liquid in an organic membrane is worth exploring for CO2 separation.
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- Siti Nur Alwani Shafie
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS (UTP), Seri Iskandar 32610, Malaysia; (S.N.A.S.); (M.D.H.W.); (Z.M.)
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS (UTP), Seri Iskandar 32610, Malaysia; (S.N.A.S.); (M.D.H.W.); (Z.M.)
- Correspondence: (N.A.H.M.N.); (M.R.B.)
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS (UTP), Seri Iskandar 32610, Malaysia; (S.N.A.S.); (M.D.H.W.); (Z.M.)
- Faculty of Applied Science and Enginering, Universitas Pendidikan Mandalika UNDIKMA, Jl. Pemuda No. 59A, Mataram 83126, Indonesia
- Correspondence: (N.A.H.M.N.); (M.R.B.)
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- Faculty of Engineering Technology, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (UTHM), Parit Raja 86400, Malaysia;
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- Centre of Excellence for Advanced Research in Fluid Flow (CARIFF), Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Pahang (UMP), Pekan 26600, Malaysia;
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- PETRONAS Group Technical Solutions, Project Delivery and Technology, PETRONAS, Kuala Lumpur 50050, Malaysia;
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS (UTP), Seri Iskandar 32610, Malaysia; (S.N.A.S.); (M.D.H.W.); (Z.M.)
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- Department of Engineering and Chemical Sciences, Karlstad University, SE-65188 Karlstad, Sweden;
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- Advanced Membrane Technology Research Centre (AMTEC), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), Skudai 81310, Malaysia;
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS (UTP), Seri Iskandar 32610, Malaysia; (S.N.A.S.); (M.D.H.W.); (Z.M.)
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Etemadi H, Amirjangi A, Ghasemian N, Shokri E. Synthesis and Characterization of Polycarbonate/TiO
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Ultrafiltration Membranes: Critical Flux Determination. Chem Eng Technol 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ceat.202000226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Habib Etemadi
- University of Bonab Department of Polymer Science and Engineering Bonab Iran
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- University of Bonab Department of Polymer Science and Engineering Bonab Iran
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- University of Bonab Department of Chemical Engineering Bonab Iran
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- University of Bonab Department of Chemical Engineering Bonab Iran
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Patel AK, Acharya NK. CO2 plasticization effect and selectivity for Pt-Pd alloy coated polycarbonate membrane. JOURNAL OF POLYMER RESEARCH 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/s10965-019-1775-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Compatibilizing effects for semicrystalline polymer‐infiltrated amorphous polymer matrix: Mechanical (toughness), thermal, and morphological behavior of compatibilized polypropylene/polycarbonate blends. J Appl Polym Sci 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/app.47684] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Shi B, Zhang J, Wu W, Wang J, Huang J. Controlling conduction environments of anion exchange membrane by functionalized SiO2 for enhanced hydroxide conductivity. J Memb Sci 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2018.10.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Huang B, Ding H, Xu Z, Tang Y. Novel thin‐film composite nanofiltration membranes fabricated via the incorporation of ssDNA for highly efficient desalination. J Appl Polym Sci 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/app.47102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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- B.‐Q. Huang
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Membrane Science and Engineering R&D Lab, Chemical Engineering Research CenterEast China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Road Shanghai 200237 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Membrane Science and Engineering R&D Lab, Chemical Engineering Research CenterEast China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Road Shanghai 200237 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Membrane Science and Engineering R&D Lab, Chemical Engineering Research CenterEast China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Road Shanghai 200237 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Membrane Science and Engineering R&D Lab, Chemical Engineering Research CenterEast China University of Science and Technology, 130 Meilong Road Shanghai 200237 China
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Jang K. Probing toughness of polycarbonate (PC: ductile and brittle)/polypropylene (PP) blends and talc‐triggered PC/PP brittle composites with diverse impact fracture parameters. J Appl Polym Sci 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/app.47110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Keon‐Soo Jang
- Department of Chemical and Material Engineering (Polymer)The University of Suwon Hwaseong 18323 Republic of Korea
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